Thursday, February 24, 2011

SWEET STUFF and LOTV Sneak Peek/Challenge!!!

Happy Thursday!! I hope you are having a delightful week and soon we will all be into a magnificent weekend! When you read this I am on a wee sabbatical but will be home on Thursday evening. This week has been a fun one! We celebrated my Mom's 81st birthday on Tuesday at the Life Care Center where she has lived for the past almost four years and today is my Auntie's 73rd birthday so we are away for a bit more celebration...Ka-CHING!!!!!

Today is the LOTV Challenge where we are using "Circles or Dots" so I hope you enjoy my little SNEAK PEEK of the most adorable Champion Ted from the next release which are the cutest little animals ever and will be available on March 3 at the LOTV web site....Please come over to the Challenge Blog and join with us so that you will be eligible for a fabulous prize from LOTV!!!!!

For my card I used Bazzill for the base and all matting--the background panels were all machine stitched. The DP is PTI Dots and the other is from the Blueberry Hill paper pad by Nikki Sivils--I love those primary colors!!! The Champion Ted image was stamped on Cryogen White, colored with Copics, adding a touch of Clear Spica to the cup and a mixture of Flower Soft for the grounding, and tiny red flowers for additional color, texture, and interest. For the hortizontal I used a small navy gingham ribbon tied into a double flat bow. The upper Blue Ribbon Medal is made with a Tim Holtz rosette die and Nesties with the computer generated sentiment. I also added a bit more navy gingham to make the rosette into a Blue Ribbon!!

On the inside I used stars from a cheapie pair of dangle earrings on the first panel to offset the flat bow and on the second panel I added a trophy button to the jotting panel.

I hope you like my little submission and will decide to join with all of us over at the LOTV Challenge this week, and every week on Thursday!!!!

SWEET STUFF!!! ...And now a little bit of SWEET STUFF for my FOLLOWERS. I intended to get this up for you earlier in the week, but this week has been a crazy one for sure!!! I hope you like it! Just be sure you are on my list of FOLLOWERS and if you have a blog, please place the picture and a link back to this posting so that your blogging friends will know about the SWEET STUFF too!! If you don't have a blog, just let all of your friends know please! Be sure to participate before Monday, February 28 at midnight EST. Thank you so much!! Good Luck!

Thank you so much for dropping by and I hope you will visit often! Be sure to check out all of the LOTV Sneaky Peeks. Hope to see you back here tomorrow for my Friday Sketchers posting!! Hugs to all!!!

Hi there, first of all : compliments for your card. Its lovely and so original. And then second: wauw what a wonderful candy and thanks for giving us the chance to win this more than gorgeous price!! I will cross my fingers and put all the info on my blog offcourse!Hugs Ageeth xx

Love your card!! The stamp is so cute!!! Glad you are off enjoying yourself celebrating family birthdays!! I had a sad week and farewelled an auntie who lost her battle with cancer. But she is no longer suffering and is now an angel looking over her girls!!! Thank for a chance to win some blog candy!! I have posted it on my sidebar!!

Woow Jacque - great way to say : You are number 1 for me!!! Your family is happy with so positive people like you!!!I'll tell you a little secret - I'm new in traditional scrapbook (do digital LO) and for me your candy would be great - will be the first punch. Your candy will be treasure for me!!!

Happy family holidays and sunny thoughts from me

Nelyfrom Bulgaria(Want to come and see how beautiful nature in my small country?)

hiya sweetieyour card is just gorgeous hunnithe image is superrrrrrrrrrr cutehappy birthday to you mum and auntie sweetiehave a save trip homethank you so much for the sweet stuff chancei've linked it on my sidebar hunnihugs angelique

Beautiful card Jacque! I'm really looking forward to the new LOTV release, I guess I have to go on a new journey in the fantastic LOTV store in a week... *lol* Your grass and flowers are so sweet :)And thanks for always sharing your love and generousity with your followers, I cross my fingers 'cause I would LOVE to be the new owner of that MS bunch and all the other stuff - that would be a great gift for my 30th birthday in less than three weeks... *lol*

A beautifull card again. I love the papers you used. The image is gorgeous with the gras and flowers. What a wonderfull candy you made for us. Thanks for a change to win this sweet stuff. Let's hope random will pick me :-)!

Hello Jacque - one happy follower here and I am off to link your cardy to my Blog:http://lovelylindascraftcentral.blogspot.com/Thanks for the opportunity to play for this YUMBLY Candy! God bless you! {{{hugs}}}

really nice inspiration of cardmaking, i love the color of your card...and wow another candy again..love it too!thanks for the chance to win this sweet candy...i linked to my sidebar:http://wahyudiah.blogspot.com/

This is the first LOTV image from the new release that I see and don't actually love. I think the drawing is a bit too simple. But I love your rosette and the inside of the card!Once again you're offering some really beautiful sweet stuff, and I linked it to my sidebar as usual.

Cool!Jaqcue, I mentioned that now you're making more colourful, more funny and more optimistic cards. Hope, thats becuase you've got better. :)And of course, thank you very much for sharing sweet stuff. I won none, but who knows... :)

Hi Jacque, firt Happy Birthday to your mum and auntie. Hope you are enjoying.Card as always is stunning, fab coloring and great papers and details. Image is so lovely. And thank you so much for a chance to win your sweet stuff, I love to be the winner. Hugs, Moni

Hi Jacque, your card is as always just sooo perfect. I love how it´s useful for soo many different occations and the olors are great for both boys and girls, so very useful, and so lovely too.Good to hear, that you´vve taken some time of to spend withfamily, and congratulations to your mum and aunt, and thanks again for the cance of an awesome candy. Hopefully I´ll be lucky thi time LOL.Have a wonderful week-end ahead of you.Biiiiiig warm hugs Maryann

Hello Jacque, what a lovely idea using tha Flower Soft on 'the ground'. I have some myself and don't use it often enough. The entire card is just marvelous, inside and out! Thank you for another great candy! Hugs, Frea

You have made the wee teddy look amazing with all your beautiful papers and embellishments. Thankyou for the chance to win such lovely sweet things, I've put them on my sidebar. I hope you have a lovely day.HugsSuzi x

Hi Jacque,i love to read your post.Your creations are always so fabulous.Fab card as usual.Love the sweet stuff,too,lol. U R the best.;)Thanks for the always chance to win the sweet candy. I've linked it to my sidebar to spread the word.HugsLena

Hi Jacque. Sounds like you are having a great week. Hope your mum and aunt have enjoyed their birthdays. Beautiful card. Love the bright crisp colours and the image is very cute. Thanks again for the chance to enter another Sweet Stuff. Take Care. Donna

Lovely LOTV card - I am loving all the sneak peeks at these new stamps! Great candy too, how lovely! Hope your celebrations are twice as nice & congrats to the birthday girls - my baby girl is 27 on Sunday so we will be celebrating too! Hugs Hazel x

Hi Jacque, Love the card, these new images are just fab. Love your papers, nice and bright.Sound like you have had a fun week with all the Birthdays!This candy is just amazing as always! Got it on my sidebar, Thanks for the chance!Lynne x

Hi Jacque! congratulations on the birthday! how good so many celebrations!And as long as your card beautiful, very funny image, I like! I uplifting to the recipient!Thank you for the opportunity to participate! I get the link to my blog! you have a beautiful week!

Good Morning, Jacque!! Oh my gosh, I had to laugh when I saw this card! Just this morning Kaitlyn was "racing" around the house and "winning" a "trophy"!! She wanted me to run too, but, well, THAT didn't happen! LOL!! Anyway, I love the card... so cheerful... and oh my gosh, the new LOTV images are sooo cute!!!Enjoy all the celebrations!!! Birthdays are such fun!!!Hugs,Teri

What a cute Teddy card I just love Teddy's, I have a large collection of them....thanks for the chance to win more fantastic candy, don't have a blog yet, but will let all my forum friends know...Hope everything is going well for you Jacque...hugs Kath...

Amazng card Jacque.The image is so cute.Can't wait until these stamps are released.Hope your Mum and Auntie had a lovely birthday.Bet you had a fun time with them.Thank you for the chance to win this fantastic blog candy.Hope you're well.Take care.Debbie x

Sounds like party central down your way. Huge greeting out to your Mom & Aunt!! Love the sweet bear card, Jacque!! Makes me want to run over to LOTV lickity split :-) Thanks for a chance at some wonderful candy too.

Gorgeous card, Jacque! I love LOTV and that sweet bear is no exception. I love the little trophy.Thanks once again for the chance to win (I keep trying! lol). You are always so generous.How wonderful that you still have your Mom and Great Aunt! Happy Birthday to them both.*smiles*debbi

CONGRATULATIONS Jack, the love of flowers are displayed on screen of the monitor. This is a great beauty and brings spring. The flowers of joy. Kartichkato is good. Candy is right inis the sidebar on this blog my http://kvshishkova.blogspot.com/

Hi sweetie gorgeous card hunni I love the rosette. The colours are fabulous. Happy birthday to your mum & your auntie hun hope you have a fabulous time.Thankyou so much for the chance of candy you are sooo kind shug. I will pop the piccy on my side bar now. Take care hun.

It's a lovely choice of sweet stuff and i would be so excited to win it so as i always do i will post a pic of it in my sidebar and thankyou for being, what i've always said about you, you are one of the most generous carfters i know, so thankyou darling.....love and hugs, Vick in the U.K

You are so good to us !! Your card is gorgeous (as per usual) and you give us such inspiration, Thank-you x And, on top of that you give us the chance to win some super candy xox http://acraftyjourney.blogspot.com/

You rarely disappoint, Jacque... I am short on free time this week and work has been super stressful, so I needed a boost. I knew if I took a little time just to check out my fave blogs, I'd get a bit of soul-satisfying joie from you... and I did! (Doesn't hurt that the new LOTV release set is sweet enough to send us into diabetic shock! LOL) Thanks and lots of crafty love and bear hugs to you! =)

Jacque, this little bear is adorable and I LOVE the card you made with him! And now there's more sweet stuff? I don't know how you keep track of it all, but I am thankful that you do. It's on my blog for all to see and I'll tell all my buddies about it too! Thanks for this chance at your amazing sweet stuff!

Hi Jacque, Thank you for the sneak peek of this adorable bear!! Your card is so darling!! I love the blue ribbon that you made with the rosette!! And, the bear is colored so beautifully!! The Flower Soft is so cute at his feet!!Hugs,Suzan

Lovely LOTV card - I enjoy all the sneak peeks of the new stamps! Your sweet stuff candy is unbelievably generious and I would adore to own some edge punches. Congratulations to the birthday girls in your family. Now I'm off to enter a card I made into the LOTV challenge. So nice to read that you are feeling a lot better, since the last time I called in. *Hugs* from a crafter down under.

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I am a retired college professor who readily admits to a stamping addiction and I am NOT in search of a 12-step plan to overcome it. The cute munchkins in the stamping world have found their way into my heart and I get much joy from showcasing them with paper and coloring. I kinda enjoy these paperdolls for grown-ups!!